Where do I begin with the Super Nintendo (SNES) ?
I supposed I can't talk about the SNES without talking about my first ever system, the Gameboy. You could say the Gameboy is my first handheld and the SNES is my first console although my experience with both systems are remarkably different. So much so that I practically forgotten I had the system tucked under my window all these years!
I can't remember when exactly I got the SNES but it must be sometime after 1994. Why 1994? Because that's when Nintendo introduced the SNES peripheral called the Super Gameboy. It was a device that allows you to play Gameboy games on the SNES using this cartridge adaptor. I was immediately smitten by the idea of such a device, the ability to play handheld games on the television screen was pretty revolutionary back in 1994. Even more so when Nintendo released Donkey Kong 94 for the Gameboy as a showcase for what the Super Gameboy can really do.
The only problem was my strict parents would never entertain the idea of having a home console seeing how bad my grades were. In fact if you take away the SNES, the Gameboy was my only game system throughout my childhood until I graduated from university.
Sad but I suppose that's what makes this a great story - how I got a home console and keep it a secret despite strict parenting
